Production Report 11A

Following your goals and actually creating work from just an idea is arguably the most important part of a project. Without any of the actual material, what good is the idea in the end. Following is my adaptation from part of my introduction in my content outline, into actual raw and readable content.

Outline Item

Opening

This opening section will have a fairly detailed introduction of the Joint Strike Fighter program, its history, its importance, and a brief introduce about how I will be talking about the faults in the F-35 solution to the program. 

When adapting the content in my outline into raw content for the actual project, I have to answer two main questions that a reader might ask me.  

1. How did you decide to use form to present your content in the raw material you’ve shared here? How did the conventions of your chosen genre influence your choices?

- Following the idea that a quick reference guide has lot of information condensed into short paragraphs, brief summaries, bullet points, pictures, graphs, and overall anything that would be quick to look over, I formed my guide with one thought in mind. If I were starting from the top of the story, what questions would I ask? I follow this idea in the introduction by stating first the entire purpose of guide in the title and beginning paragraph, and then following up with a background of what I am talking about, but with bullet points and short summaries to enhance a readers information intake. 

2. How did the production of this raw material go? What kinds of any hiccups, challenges, successes, creative epiphanies, etc. occurred during the process?

 - The production of this raw material actually went pretty well, and  I found that my sources really did help, even though I did have to pull a few more sources just to get odd facts and specific details down to present the full picture to the audience. Also my technique of answering questions I would ask definitely did help, but especially in the introduction, I had to make sure I catered this towards an audience without all of the knowledge I have of the F-35 program.

Adaptation of Outline Item 

Why the F-35 is the Failure of the Joint Strike Fighter Program

Widely publicized as the most expensive weapons program in history, the Joint Strike Fighter program has been a troubled government project from its inception. The F-35 fighter, the Joint Strike Programs fighter of choice has faced many issues from the beginning, ranging from multiple technical and performance issues to immense budget overruns. 

Background on Joint Strike Fighter Program

The original task of the program was to save money. Designed to replace a multitude of planes, the F-35 Lightning II will fill three different roles, for the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corp. As part of a major acquisition project, the F-35 will also be sold to eight different allies of the U.S. to complement their own air contingents. Taking on so many roles, the aircraft would make one common platform for replacement parts and upkeep for three major branches of the military. This plan, to share up to 85% of parts across the three major platform would decrease the cost of maintenance and achieve affordability when building and upgrading the planes down the line.

  

The Three Different F-35’s

·        F-35A: This F-35, designed for the U.S. Air Force, is designed to take off from conventional runways and has the normal mid-air refueling boom, internal cannon, and is slated to be the most common type of craft we will sell to our allies, such as Australia, the United Kingdom, and Norway. It will replace both the F-16 Falcon and F-15 Eagle, both of which are air superiority fighters made in the 1970s to combat enemies like the Soviet Union, and the A-10, a tank killing craft specialized for ground attack.

·        F-35B: The B variant of the F-35 is meant for the U.S. Marine Corp, which is focused on ground attack. This type of close air support roles needs a fighter which can take off from almost anywhere, which is why this aircraft has vertical takeoff capability, replacing conventional helicopter and vertical takeoff craft like the AV-8B Harrier, designed in the late 1960s. 

·        F-35C: This variant of the F-35, designed for the U.S. Navy, is meant to be based on carrier strike groups, supporting fleet operations and carrying out strike operation around the globe. Designed to take off from short runways, this variant has a larger wingspan and tougher landing gear to survive landing on carrier decks. This will support the F/A-18 Super Hornet in its strike operations. 

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